Jean Baptiste
BENOIT
(b.
abt. 1748
,
Acadia, Canada
d.
2 October 1830
,
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
)
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Jean Baptiste BENOIT was born abt. 1748 in Acadia, Canada
Jean Baptiste BENOIT was the child of Geoffroi BENOIT and Madeleine BABIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude BENOIT and Jeanne HÉBERT (maternal) Pierre BABIN and Madeleine BOURGJean Baptiste was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean Baptiste married Françoise LÉTOURNEAU 9 October 1775 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise LÉTOURNEAU was born 30 August 1759 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Françoise died 22 September 1832 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada. Françoise was the child of Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU and Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX.
Jean Baptiste BENOIT died 2 October 1830 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
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Family and Children of Jean Baptiste BENOIT
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Françoise LÉTOURNEAU-- Date: 9 October 1775 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise LÉTOURNEAU was the child of Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU and Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX
Children of Jean Baptiste BENOIT and Françoise LÉTOURNEAU:
Elisabeth BENOIT (b.12 April 1781, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 November 1801, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Louis BOUCHER 23 September 1799 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Pierre BENOIT (b.30 May 1794, Chambly, Lower Canada d. 30 August 1854, Saint-Luc, Canada East)
m. Angélique MAGNY 2 October 1815 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada
Françoise LÉTOURNEAU-- Date: 9 October 1775 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada Françoise LÉTOURNEAU was the child of Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU and Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX
Children of Jean Baptiste BENOIT and Françoise LÉTOURNEAU:
Elisabeth BENOIT (b.12 April 1781, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 November 1801, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada)m. Jean-Louis BOUCHER 23 September 1799 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Pierre BENOIT (b.30 May 1794, Chambly, Lower Canada d. 30 August 1854, Saint-Luc, Canada East)m. Angélique MAGNY 2 October 1815 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada
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1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
1775 Marriage / PartnerJean Baptiste BENOIT and Françoise LÉTOURNEAU 9 October 1775, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
1781 Birth of ChildElisabeth BENOIT was born 12 April 1781, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1794 Birth of ChildPierre BENOIT was born 30 May 1794, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
1799 Marriage of ChildElisabeth BENOIT married 23 September 1799, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Jean-Louis BOUCHER
1801 Death of ChildElisabeth BENOIT died 26 November 1801, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada
1815 Marriage of ChildPierre BENOIT married 2 October 1815, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada to Angélique MAGNY
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 Death 2 October 1830
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
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